Rikku: Ohayou minna! Or konbanwa or konnichiwa or oyasumi... ^.^' depends on what time you're reading this. Anyway, now that Inu & Kag are finally together, I was thinking about ending this fic, but I soon realized that there's still more I haven't done.
So now, with the exciting news, (heh-heh, keep on reading if you wanna know what it is!) a whole new 'journey' has begun for InuYasha, Kagome and the others- meaning they're in for a whole lot of fun and games and more surprises! Almost like a reality show, eh?
I might continue this until I'm near the end of this fic, but of course important stuff that might effect the fic will be included into these 'fun chapters'.
So.... enjoy!
I do not own InuYasha- I only have the privalege to write this fic, collect merchandise and all the other stuff an Inu fan does. Anyway, enough with my life story....
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Chapter 14: The Shocking News and Some Fun with Friends
~*~Where we last took off from....~*~
....."I almost forgot.... so where do we take off from here?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well now that we've finally settled down, what do we do?"
"Kagome..." he spoke.
"Hai?"
"I have some news for you..."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (Rikku: Not the best of a re-caps, eh? Lol, gomen but I tried!)
Kagome looked intensely into the boy's eyes. "News?"
"Hai...." he responded, a tint of uncertainty could be heard in his voice. "I don't think you might expect this... nor like it."
Kagome brows furrowed. "Go on..."
He took a deep breath. "My brother- half, that is.... has just struck gold- his business is going extremely successful, I mean...."
"I thought you said you don't know him very well."
"I don't... well I didn't. He's been calling me lately, bragging about how rich he's getting and how lucky he is and how lucky I'm NOT."
'Is he actually THAT cruel?' Kagome thought to herself, a worried expression plastered on her face.
InuYasha had noticed. "Well, he didn't exactly say that.... he just made it obvious that he was trying to get on my nerves, you know, get me jealous and all..." he chuckled. "The thing is, I'm not even envious."
"You're not?" Kagome thought that InuYasha could be kind, but no one she knew wouldn't envy a sibling that just went rich and rubbed it in as awful as it seemed InuYasha's brother did.
He shook his head. "Iie, I have all that I need beside me." he looked down to Kagome and smiled. She blushed, he was one heck of a smooth talker.
He chuckled again. "Honestly, I do.... plus the fact that being rich would just get to your head, I've learned that from a someone I knew- actually someone my brother knew, he had just told me about this loser yesterday."
"Who?"
InuYasha smirked. "His name is Jaken he once worked for my brother, but after winning the lottery, he ditched the company. Funny thing is, he blew off all the money in like a week, came back to my bro, begging for him to take him back.... and even as cruel as my brother is, he did take the sleezeball back. But only a few people are THAT fortunate."
Kagome laughed. "But I don't think you'd turn out like that."
"True, but I wouldn't give up anything I already have for money, I'm happy with where I am, who I am and who I'm with."
Kagome felt herself snuggle closer. The two were no longer walking. (Rikku: Did I forget to mention they were? Oops, heh-heh ^.^') InuYasha was so sweet, for him to say something like THAT made her feel safe with him- as if he'd never leave her for something as valuable as being rich.
"What kind of business does your brother have?" Kagome asked.
InuYasha shrugged. "He's the president of a...a.... clothing line? I dunno..."
Kagome's eyes widened. "Sugoi..."
"But it doesn't seem all that glamourous.... even though that rich snob has been acting like it's everything he wanted, it's just that- an act. Something about his voice, he sounds so... stressed."
"What's the name of his clothing line?" Kagome asked, anxiously. She was so excited to learn about InuYasha's sibling, even though she knew she was totally disregarding what InuYasha's had to say.
InuYasha chuckled. "You like fashion, don't ya?" he asked, Kagome nodded and he chuckled again. "I think it's something like... Purachina. Inc.... (Platinum)"
Kagome was just about ready to shriek with joy, but she didn't want to attract any attention. "Purachina. Inc!!?" she squeeled. "Oh Kami-sama! Purachina. Inc!! That's like the biggest clothing line EVER! And everyone is wearing their clothes now!!" but Kagome's face fell. "Unfortunately for me, I could only get my hands on a sweater from Purachina- only one! Damn their clothes are soo pricey!!"
InuYasha laughed. "Is that all you care about?"
"Iie, I care about you too."
..:::Silence:::..
"So..." InuYasha began. "Back to the news..."
"Right!" Kagome said, snapping out of her shocked state. "Mind explaining?"
"Iie, not at all. You see my brother- Sesshomaru- had asked me to visit him in Kyoto so we can catch up on what we 'missed'... though I don't really care..."
"Tokyo to Kyoto?? (Rikku: Forgot to say that they lived in Tokyo heh-heh, I'm so forgetful!) When are you going? How long are you staying?" Kagome was just filled with questions.
"I'm not planning on going..."
"Nani!!? But Kyoto is like filled with all the coolest anime stuff and you'll get to finally meet your brother- he's like a long-lost-sibling, right? RIGHT?"
InuYasha smirked. "I don't care about Sesshomaru THAT much, I wasn't even sure I cared before anyway. But..."
"But what?"
"I will go if..."
"If?"
"If you come with me."
"N-nani?? Me? Go with you? Kyoto? Purachina. Inc??" Kagome's jaw dropped.
InuYasha chuckled... again. "Hai, so... will you come with me? Who knows... maybe Sesshomaru might throw in some of his ever-so-famous clothes for ya, and it's only for a few weeks."
Kagome plunged herself toward InuYasha, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Hai! Hai, I'll go with you!! Oh I can't wait!!" she was so excited, not JUST because of meeting the president of Purachina. Inc, but also because of the fact of travelling with InuYasha to one of Japan's most well-know cities! -Not that Tokyo wasn't good enough, but she lived there all her life, leaving for awhile wouldn't hurt...
When Kagome released herself, she found a stunned InuYasha, his face had heated up too. She chuckled.
"Then... we'll leave this friday." he said after the blush had disappeared. "Tell me what your folks say, ok? But don't worry if they say no, I can be very persuasive..." he said with a sly grin.
Kagome smiled, but that soon faded when the bell rang. "Holy shit! We missed the rest of school!!" she slapped her forehead. "Oh Kami-sama... my mom is gonna kill me when she figures out..."
But InuYasha merely shrugged. "Wasn't it worth it though?" he watched as Kagome smiled and nodded. "Well..." he turned to leave. "Don't forget to ask, ja!"
"Chotto!" Kagome cried. InuYasha turned back. She ran toward him. "Arigatou!!" she chirped, giving InuYasha a small peck. Kagome left him blushing furiously and made her way home, anxious to tell her family about the news.
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"IIE! Absolutely not!! You CANNOT go!" hollered an angry old man.
Kagome tried as hard as ever to surpress the anger rising in her. She had just finished telling her family all about 'the news' and instead of successfully achieving a cheerful response like, 'sure you can go, of course,' she received an angry old geaser (Rikku: *snickers* I haven't used that word in awhile...) and a frightened brother, cowarding in the corner of the room. Thankfully, her mother was calmly seated on a couching sighing every now and then.
"And why not!!?" she asked coldly.
"Because I will absolutely refuse to let you leave for Kyoto alone with a boy that isn't Houjo!"
Kagome groaned. 'Not this again...' she thought. "Granpa." she said calmly. "Is that what this is all about? Is it because I don't like Houjo the way you want me to?"
"I-iie.... it's not that I-I just don't a-approve.." he stammered.
"Don't lie..."
"OKAY! OKAY! HAI, THIS IS BECAUSE YOU AREN'T GOING WITH HOUJO, BUT..." he unexpectedly lowered his voice. "but it is still wrong for me to let a 15-"
"16."
He nodded. "16-year-old girl to travel to Kyoto, with no family member what so ever, and with a boy I haven't even met..."
"But I think I'm old enough, and it's only for a few weeks and..." Kagome lowered her head. "And you can trust this boy because.... he cares for me... and I... I DON'T LIKE HOUJO, I LIKE INUYASHA!!!!" she hollered, all her anger had accidently slipped out of her.
Her grandfather just stood there, stunned. Her mother slowly got up, a smile plastered on her face.
"InuYasha?" she asked sweetly.
"H-hai..." Kagome stuttered.
"Okay then." she said.
" 'Okay then' what!!?" Kagome and her grandfather unisoned.
"Okay, Kagome. You may go on this little trip."
Kagome leaped for joy, a cheerful smile on her face, all the anger she felt before had vanished. Her grandfather merely gave his daughter and granddaughter a cold, COLD glare but left quickly, it seemed he wasn't in the mood for another quarrel, after all, he was still trying to get over the other incident. Souta scrambled away immediately, a sigh of relief could be heard from him.
"Arigatou okaasan, I knew you'd side with me!!" Kagome cheered.
"Well I wasn't going to..." her mother stated. Kagome blinked and her mother chuckled. "But that InuYasha boy.... I trust him, tell me.... do you have a relationship with him??"
Kagome blushed. "Well... sorta."
"How interesting...." and with that, her mother left Kagome completely confused.
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Kagome cheerfully plopped down on her bed, a phone in her right hand and a half-eaten chocolate bar in her left one. She rapidly dialed in Sango's number and after greeting her she linked Miroku. The three hadn't done a 3-way in awhile and with 'the news', Kagome was sure that it would be worth it.
"Moshi moshi." Miroku answered.
"Konbanwa!!" Kagome chirped.
"What's up with you?" Sango asked.
"Oh a 3-way! What joy! We haven't done this in awhile, ne?" said Miroku.
"I am aware of that." Kagome stated. "Anyway, I wanted to do this because-"
"You never told me why you are so cheeful." Sango interrupted.
"Oh yes, I forgot about that..." Kagome looked down to her chocolate. "I think I'm high on chocolate and there's another reason, you see-"
"Oh really?" Miroku asked stupidly.
Kagome twitched. She hated being interrupted. "Hai, really...." she answered coldly. It seemed that was enough to shut the two up since they didn't say another word. "So back to my story-"
"Story?" Sango asked. Maybe they weren't done with all the interrupting.
"HAI! MY STORY, NOW LISTEN AND LISTEN GOOD!!!!" Kagome hollered. The two were silenced. Kagome took a deep breath. "Sango.... you were right about what you said in the washroom- about my true feelings for Inu..." she explained when Miroku made a questioning sound.
"So you confronted him?" Miroku inquired.
"Hai, I did."
"Oh.." Sango said flatly. She was upset. Even though she was the one that told Kagome that she was really in love with InuYasha, she completely disliked him. When the two had first met, their greeting was a small argument.... wait scratch out 'small', 'frightening' is more like it.
"How did he react?" Miroku asked, clearly interested.
"He... was happy..." Kagome answered.
"I see..." said Sango.
..:::Silence:::..
"But that's not all..." Kagome said, breaking the silence.
Miroku snickered, he loved gossip.
"Are you two an item then?" Sango inquired.
"I guess... we sorta... settled down..." Kagome replied, taking a bite from her chocolate.
"Congrats!" Miroku cheered.
"Ya... er- congratulations..." Sango said, dully.
Kagome couldn't help but feel bad knowing that Sango wouldn't support her and InuYasha's relationship at all. "A-arigatou guys, but that's not the only thing I have to say... you see, after InuYasha and I had that little talk he told me about something else..."
"Oh?" Miroku said.
"He's going to Kyoto to meet his half-brother after so many years and er- he wants me to go with him..."
"NANI??" her two friends unisoned.
"Ya, um..." Kagome began, only to be interrupted by a thousand questions and comments.
"Do your parents know?"
"What did they say?"
"When are you going?"
"How long are you staying?"
"Are you even gonna go?"
"Just you two?"
"Oh Kami-sama, only you, Kagome, would try something like that..."
"Are you sure you can trust him?"
"Ha! I bet your gramps went crazy...."
"Ya, I'd love to see his reaction..."
"Souta was scared, right? RIGHT?"
"Ok guys!!" Kagome hollered, stopping all the madness. "Calm down... I don't know all the details, all Inu said was that we're leaving friday, staying for a few weeks and ya, it's just us two. My mother said 'hai' and I guess my gramps couldn't argue with her... so I'm going, for SURE."
..:::Silence:::..
"Kagome..." Sango spoke.
"I know, you don't approve, right?" Kagome asked, already knowing the answer.
"Actually.... I do. I understand you now. If you like him THAT much then go for it..." Sango responded, shocking Kagome.
"Sango...." Kagome felt guilty for doubting her.... friend. Sango cared.... she really did, and THAT'S a true friend.
"Kagome?" Miroku said snapping her out of her absent state.
"Hai?" she answered.
"Who are you going with, again?"
Kagome fell on her face and she swore she heard Sango fall too. 'How stupid can he get?' Kagome wondered. She sighed as she got up, brushing the dust off her clothes. "InuYasha... I'm going with InuYasha." she answered flatly.
"Oh.."
"But that's not the best part..." Kagome stated, finishing her bar.
"Nani?" Miroku asked.
"You mean what you just said was supposed to be good?" Sango joked.
"Ha-ha, very funny." Kagome said sarcastically.
Sango giggled a little and Miroku chuckled. (Rikku: Aww.. so kawaii. *Looks over to editors and they shake their heads* Huh? What do you mean that doesn't count as a moment?? Drat...)
"Anyway, the best part is..."
"Is?" Miroku and Sango unisoned.
"Is..."
"Is?"
"Is...-"
"OKAY, YOU CAN STOP ALREADY!!" The two shouted.
Kagome laughed. "Okay, it's just that.....InuYasha's brother.... Sesshomaru, I think that's his name. Anyway, He just went rich since.... since, he's the proud president of.... Purachina. Inc."
..:::Silence:::.. (Rikku: Again!?)
"You're joking..." Sango finally spoke.
"Ha-ha, that's very funny, Kagome. Jokes over, quit kidding around." Miroku jeered, though his voice made it clear that he wasn't so sure.
"I'm not lying, I swear. Sesshomaru is the president of Purachina. Inc, Japan's favourite clothing line, believe me."
"Oh-" Sango started.
"Kami-" Miroku continued.
"SAMA!!!" they shouted together. (Rikku: Hmm.... together? Heh-heh *snickers*)
"Holy shit! Kag-chan, that's so awesome!!" Sango cheered. She loved Purachina's clothes and she was also the proud owner of so many outfits from them.
"Kag... I can't belive it... I-I..." Miroku stammered. You see, he always dreamed of working for Purachina. Inc since their company was most adored by girls, see the connection?
Kagome smiled.
"Can we go with you!!?" her two friends unisoned.
Kagome blinked, she didn't expect that and her smile faded. "I... I dunno..."
"Onegai!! Please let us!" Sango begged.
"We'll behave!!" Miroku obviously lied.
"It's up to InuYasha..." Kagome replied. "But..." she felt sorta guilty, leaving her friends in their boring neighbourhood as she left for Kyoto to meet Purachina. Inc's president. "But... I'll ask for you guys."
She could almost hear the two smile, they were obviously overwhelmed with joy and she felt happy knowing that they were.
InuYasha HAD to say 'yes'.
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"No!!! Kagome, IIE!!!" InuYasha shouted as he and Kagome stood in the middle of the schoolyard, drawing attention.
"Onegai!" she pleaded. She had asked if her friends, Miroku and Sango, could go to Kyoto with her and InuYasha, just like she said she would, but InuYasha was too stubborn to let the two 'ruin' the trip. 'Not again...' she thought. It was turning out to be exactly like the little chat she had with her grandfather about the trip.
"Kagome, this was supposed to bring us closer... my brother is already gonna be a handful." he answered.
"Don't worry! It will bring us closer!" she replied, grinning slightly as a thought appeared in her mind. "In order to get through to me, you gotta know my BEST friends well!" -Sweet talking was her specialty.
"Kagome... no!!" he whined.
"Onegai?" she asked sweetly, leaning closer toward him. A blush formed on his face and Kagome's grin grew wider, but she quickly hid it. "For me?"
"But..."
"C'mon, they're not gonna be sticking around us all the time..." she said fiddling with his hair.
"I-I.." he stuttered.
"Onegai??" she repeated.
He sighed. "Fine..." he said stubbornly.
"Yay!" Kagome cried, bringing InuYasha into a hug just like the other day. "Doumo.... honey." she said slyly.
He sighed again. "Kagome, you really know how to sweet talk a guy, don't ya?" he asked, finally realizing what she had done.
"Hai!" she squeeled.
He kissed her forehead and chuckled. "Kagome, you are a real oddball, ne?"
"Call me whatever you want to, Inu-KUN..."
He laughed and slowly released Kagome's hold. "I'm guessing your folks said 'yes' then?"
"Hai.... but my grandpa put up a good fight, thank Kami-sama my mother sided with me."
"Well remember to pack then, we're leaving in... 3 days."
"Alright." Kagome said, turning to walk away when the bell sounded- school had began. "Ja!"
"Ja!" InuYasha called back, smirking.
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Rikku: Pretty good, ne? I think I actually did ok on this chapter!! I hope everyone understands the 'fun chapters' now. A 'journey' is starting to form! Heh-heh. Plus more moments and surprises! Stick with me through this, ok?
Tell me your thoughts about these 'fun chapters' with reviews, onegai! *Puts on cute chibi face* XD
Btw, (by the way) 'Purachina' means 'Platinum', I think I already mentioned that but, oh well.
Dewa Mata
x-Rikku-x
P.S. I don't actually have editors, I just added them for fun. XP
So now, with the exciting news, (heh-heh, keep on reading if you wanna know what it is!) a whole new 'journey' has begun for InuYasha, Kagome and the others- meaning they're in for a whole lot of fun and games and more surprises! Almost like a reality show, eh?
I might continue this until I'm near the end of this fic, but of course important stuff that might effect the fic will be included into these 'fun chapters'.
So.... enjoy!
I do not own InuYasha- I only have the privalege to write this fic, collect merchandise and all the other stuff an Inu fan does. Anyway, enough with my life story....
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Chapter 14: The Shocking News and Some Fun with Friends
~*~Where we last took off from....~*~
....."I almost forgot.... so where do we take off from here?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well now that we've finally settled down, what do we do?"
"Kagome..." he spoke.
"Hai?"
"I have some news for you..."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (Rikku: Not the best of a re-caps, eh? Lol, gomen but I tried!)
Kagome looked intensely into the boy's eyes. "News?"
"Hai...." he responded, a tint of uncertainty could be heard in his voice. "I don't think you might expect this... nor like it."
Kagome brows furrowed. "Go on..."
He took a deep breath. "My brother- half, that is.... has just struck gold- his business is going extremely successful, I mean...."
"I thought you said you don't know him very well."
"I don't... well I didn't. He's been calling me lately, bragging about how rich he's getting and how lucky he is and how lucky I'm NOT."
'Is he actually THAT cruel?' Kagome thought to herself, a worried expression plastered on her face.
InuYasha had noticed. "Well, he didn't exactly say that.... he just made it obvious that he was trying to get on my nerves, you know, get me jealous and all..." he chuckled. "The thing is, I'm not even envious."
"You're not?" Kagome thought that InuYasha could be kind, but no one she knew wouldn't envy a sibling that just went rich and rubbed it in as awful as it seemed InuYasha's brother did.
He shook his head. "Iie, I have all that I need beside me." he looked down to Kagome and smiled. She blushed, he was one heck of a smooth talker.
He chuckled again. "Honestly, I do.... plus the fact that being rich would just get to your head, I've learned that from a someone I knew- actually someone my brother knew, he had just told me about this loser yesterday."
"Who?"
InuYasha smirked. "His name is Jaken he once worked for my brother, but after winning the lottery, he ditched the company. Funny thing is, he blew off all the money in like a week, came back to my bro, begging for him to take him back.... and even as cruel as my brother is, he did take the sleezeball back. But only a few people are THAT fortunate."
Kagome laughed. "But I don't think you'd turn out like that."
"True, but I wouldn't give up anything I already have for money, I'm happy with where I am, who I am and who I'm with."
Kagome felt herself snuggle closer. The two were no longer walking. (Rikku: Did I forget to mention they were? Oops, heh-heh ^.^') InuYasha was so sweet, for him to say something like THAT made her feel safe with him- as if he'd never leave her for something as valuable as being rich.
"What kind of business does your brother have?" Kagome asked.
InuYasha shrugged. "He's the president of a...a.... clothing line? I dunno..."
Kagome's eyes widened. "Sugoi..."
"But it doesn't seem all that glamourous.... even though that rich snob has been acting like it's everything he wanted, it's just that- an act. Something about his voice, he sounds so... stressed."
"What's the name of his clothing line?" Kagome asked, anxiously. She was so excited to learn about InuYasha's sibling, even though she knew she was totally disregarding what InuYasha's had to say.
InuYasha chuckled. "You like fashion, don't ya?" he asked, Kagome nodded and he chuckled again. "I think it's something like... Purachina. Inc.... (Platinum)"
Kagome was just about ready to shriek with joy, but she didn't want to attract any attention. "Purachina. Inc!!?" she squeeled. "Oh Kami-sama! Purachina. Inc!! That's like the biggest clothing line EVER! And everyone is wearing their clothes now!!" but Kagome's face fell. "Unfortunately for me, I could only get my hands on a sweater from Purachina- only one! Damn their clothes are soo pricey!!"
InuYasha laughed. "Is that all you care about?"
"Iie, I care about you too."
..:::Silence:::..
"So..." InuYasha began. "Back to the news..."
"Right!" Kagome said, snapping out of her shocked state. "Mind explaining?"
"Iie, not at all. You see my brother- Sesshomaru- had asked me to visit him in Kyoto so we can catch up on what we 'missed'... though I don't really care..."
"Tokyo to Kyoto?? (Rikku: Forgot to say that they lived in Tokyo heh-heh, I'm so forgetful!) When are you going? How long are you staying?" Kagome was just filled with questions.
"I'm not planning on going..."
"Nani!!? But Kyoto is like filled with all the coolest anime stuff and you'll get to finally meet your brother- he's like a long-lost-sibling, right? RIGHT?"
InuYasha smirked. "I don't care about Sesshomaru THAT much, I wasn't even sure I cared before anyway. But..."
"But what?"
"I will go if..."
"If?"
"If you come with me."
"N-nani?? Me? Go with you? Kyoto? Purachina. Inc??" Kagome's jaw dropped.
InuYasha chuckled... again. "Hai, so... will you come with me? Who knows... maybe Sesshomaru might throw in some of his ever-so-famous clothes for ya, and it's only for a few weeks."
Kagome plunged herself toward InuYasha, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Hai! Hai, I'll go with you!! Oh I can't wait!!" she was so excited, not JUST because of meeting the president of Purachina. Inc, but also because of the fact of travelling with InuYasha to one of Japan's most well-know cities! -Not that Tokyo wasn't good enough, but she lived there all her life, leaving for awhile wouldn't hurt...
When Kagome released herself, she found a stunned InuYasha, his face had heated up too. She chuckled.
"Then... we'll leave this friday." he said after the blush had disappeared. "Tell me what your folks say, ok? But don't worry if they say no, I can be very persuasive..." he said with a sly grin.
Kagome smiled, but that soon faded when the bell rang. "Holy shit! We missed the rest of school!!" she slapped her forehead. "Oh Kami-sama... my mom is gonna kill me when she figures out..."
But InuYasha merely shrugged. "Wasn't it worth it though?" he watched as Kagome smiled and nodded. "Well..." he turned to leave. "Don't forget to ask, ja!"
"Chotto!" Kagome cried. InuYasha turned back. She ran toward him. "Arigatou!!" she chirped, giving InuYasha a small peck. Kagome left him blushing furiously and made her way home, anxious to tell her family about the news.
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"IIE! Absolutely not!! You CANNOT go!" hollered an angry old man.
Kagome tried as hard as ever to surpress the anger rising in her. She had just finished telling her family all about 'the news' and instead of successfully achieving a cheerful response like, 'sure you can go, of course,' she received an angry old geaser (Rikku: *snickers* I haven't used that word in awhile...) and a frightened brother, cowarding in the corner of the room. Thankfully, her mother was calmly seated on a couching sighing every now and then.
"And why not!!?" she asked coldly.
"Because I will absolutely refuse to let you leave for Kyoto alone with a boy that isn't Houjo!"
Kagome groaned. 'Not this again...' she thought. "Granpa." she said calmly. "Is that what this is all about? Is it because I don't like Houjo the way you want me to?"
"I-iie.... it's not that I-I just don't a-approve.." he stammered.
"Don't lie..."
"OKAY! OKAY! HAI, THIS IS BECAUSE YOU AREN'T GOING WITH HOUJO, BUT..." he unexpectedly lowered his voice. "but it is still wrong for me to let a 15-"
"16."
He nodded. "16-year-old girl to travel to Kyoto, with no family member what so ever, and with a boy I haven't even met..."
"But I think I'm old enough, and it's only for a few weeks and..." Kagome lowered her head. "And you can trust this boy because.... he cares for me... and I... I DON'T LIKE HOUJO, I LIKE INUYASHA!!!!" she hollered, all her anger had accidently slipped out of her.
Her grandfather just stood there, stunned. Her mother slowly got up, a smile plastered on her face.
"InuYasha?" she asked sweetly.
"H-hai..." Kagome stuttered.
"Okay then." she said.
" 'Okay then' what!!?" Kagome and her grandfather unisoned.
"Okay, Kagome. You may go on this little trip."
Kagome leaped for joy, a cheerful smile on her face, all the anger she felt before had vanished. Her grandfather merely gave his daughter and granddaughter a cold, COLD glare but left quickly, it seemed he wasn't in the mood for another quarrel, after all, he was still trying to get over the other incident. Souta scrambled away immediately, a sigh of relief could be heard from him.
"Arigatou okaasan, I knew you'd side with me!!" Kagome cheered.
"Well I wasn't going to..." her mother stated. Kagome blinked and her mother chuckled. "But that InuYasha boy.... I trust him, tell me.... do you have a relationship with him??"
Kagome blushed. "Well... sorta."
"How interesting...." and with that, her mother left Kagome completely confused.
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Kagome cheerfully plopped down on her bed, a phone in her right hand and a half-eaten chocolate bar in her left one. She rapidly dialed in Sango's number and after greeting her she linked Miroku. The three hadn't done a 3-way in awhile and with 'the news', Kagome was sure that it would be worth it.
"Moshi moshi." Miroku answered.
"Konbanwa!!" Kagome chirped.
"What's up with you?" Sango asked.
"Oh a 3-way! What joy! We haven't done this in awhile, ne?" said Miroku.
"I am aware of that." Kagome stated. "Anyway, I wanted to do this because-"
"You never told me why you are so cheeful." Sango interrupted.
"Oh yes, I forgot about that..." Kagome looked down to her chocolate. "I think I'm high on chocolate and there's another reason, you see-"
"Oh really?" Miroku asked stupidly.
Kagome twitched. She hated being interrupted. "Hai, really...." she answered coldly. It seemed that was enough to shut the two up since they didn't say another word. "So back to my story-"
"Story?" Sango asked. Maybe they weren't done with all the interrupting.
"HAI! MY STORY, NOW LISTEN AND LISTEN GOOD!!!!" Kagome hollered. The two were silenced. Kagome took a deep breath. "Sango.... you were right about what you said in the washroom- about my true feelings for Inu..." she explained when Miroku made a questioning sound.
"So you confronted him?" Miroku inquired.
"Hai, I did."
"Oh.." Sango said flatly. She was upset. Even though she was the one that told Kagome that she was really in love with InuYasha, she completely disliked him. When the two had first met, their greeting was a small argument.... wait scratch out 'small', 'frightening' is more like it.
"How did he react?" Miroku asked, clearly interested.
"He... was happy..." Kagome answered.
"I see..." said Sango.
..:::Silence:::..
"But that's not all..." Kagome said, breaking the silence.
Miroku snickered, he loved gossip.
"Are you two an item then?" Sango inquired.
"I guess... we sorta... settled down..." Kagome replied, taking a bite from her chocolate.
"Congrats!" Miroku cheered.
"Ya... er- congratulations..." Sango said, dully.
Kagome couldn't help but feel bad knowing that Sango wouldn't support her and InuYasha's relationship at all. "A-arigatou guys, but that's not the only thing I have to say... you see, after InuYasha and I had that little talk he told me about something else..."
"Oh?" Miroku said.
"He's going to Kyoto to meet his half-brother after so many years and er- he wants me to go with him..."
"NANI??" her two friends unisoned.
"Ya, um..." Kagome began, only to be interrupted by a thousand questions and comments.
"Do your parents know?"
"What did they say?"
"When are you going?"
"How long are you staying?"
"Are you even gonna go?"
"Just you two?"
"Oh Kami-sama, only you, Kagome, would try something like that..."
"Are you sure you can trust him?"
"Ha! I bet your gramps went crazy...."
"Ya, I'd love to see his reaction..."
"Souta was scared, right? RIGHT?"
"Ok guys!!" Kagome hollered, stopping all the madness. "Calm down... I don't know all the details, all Inu said was that we're leaving friday, staying for a few weeks and ya, it's just us two. My mother said 'hai' and I guess my gramps couldn't argue with her... so I'm going, for SURE."
..:::Silence:::..
"Kagome..." Sango spoke.
"I know, you don't approve, right?" Kagome asked, already knowing the answer.
"Actually.... I do. I understand you now. If you like him THAT much then go for it..." Sango responded, shocking Kagome.
"Sango...." Kagome felt guilty for doubting her.... friend. Sango cared.... she really did, and THAT'S a true friend.
"Kagome?" Miroku said snapping her out of her absent state.
"Hai?" she answered.
"Who are you going with, again?"
Kagome fell on her face and she swore she heard Sango fall too. 'How stupid can he get?' Kagome wondered. She sighed as she got up, brushing the dust off her clothes. "InuYasha... I'm going with InuYasha." she answered flatly.
"Oh.."
"But that's not the best part..." Kagome stated, finishing her bar.
"Nani?" Miroku asked.
"You mean what you just said was supposed to be good?" Sango joked.
"Ha-ha, very funny." Kagome said sarcastically.
Sango giggled a little and Miroku chuckled. (Rikku: Aww.. so kawaii. *Looks over to editors and they shake their heads* Huh? What do you mean that doesn't count as a moment?? Drat...)
"Anyway, the best part is..."
"Is?" Miroku and Sango unisoned.
"Is..."
"Is?"
"Is...-"
"OKAY, YOU CAN STOP ALREADY!!" The two shouted.
Kagome laughed. "Okay, it's just that.....InuYasha's brother.... Sesshomaru, I think that's his name. Anyway, He just went rich since.... since, he's the proud president of.... Purachina. Inc."
..:::Silence:::.. (Rikku: Again!?)
"You're joking..." Sango finally spoke.
"Ha-ha, that's very funny, Kagome. Jokes over, quit kidding around." Miroku jeered, though his voice made it clear that he wasn't so sure.
"I'm not lying, I swear. Sesshomaru is the president of Purachina. Inc, Japan's favourite clothing line, believe me."
"Oh-" Sango started.
"Kami-" Miroku continued.
"SAMA!!!" they shouted together. (Rikku: Hmm.... together? Heh-heh *snickers*)
"Holy shit! Kag-chan, that's so awesome!!" Sango cheered. She loved Purachina's clothes and she was also the proud owner of so many outfits from them.
"Kag... I can't belive it... I-I..." Miroku stammered. You see, he always dreamed of working for Purachina. Inc since their company was most adored by girls, see the connection?
Kagome smiled.
"Can we go with you!!?" her two friends unisoned.
Kagome blinked, she didn't expect that and her smile faded. "I... I dunno..."
"Onegai!! Please let us!" Sango begged.
"We'll behave!!" Miroku obviously lied.
"It's up to InuYasha..." Kagome replied. "But..." she felt sorta guilty, leaving her friends in their boring neighbourhood as she left for Kyoto to meet Purachina. Inc's president. "But... I'll ask for you guys."
She could almost hear the two smile, they were obviously overwhelmed with joy and she felt happy knowing that they were.
InuYasha HAD to say 'yes'.
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"No!!! Kagome, IIE!!!" InuYasha shouted as he and Kagome stood in the middle of the schoolyard, drawing attention.
"Onegai!" she pleaded. She had asked if her friends, Miroku and Sango, could go to Kyoto with her and InuYasha, just like she said she would, but InuYasha was too stubborn to let the two 'ruin' the trip. 'Not again...' she thought. It was turning out to be exactly like the little chat she had with her grandfather about the trip.
"Kagome, this was supposed to bring us closer... my brother is already gonna be a handful." he answered.
"Don't worry! It will bring us closer!" she replied, grinning slightly as a thought appeared in her mind. "In order to get through to me, you gotta know my BEST friends well!" -Sweet talking was her specialty.
"Kagome... no!!" he whined.
"Onegai?" she asked sweetly, leaning closer toward him. A blush formed on his face and Kagome's grin grew wider, but she quickly hid it. "For me?"
"But..."
"C'mon, they're not gonna be sticking around us all the time..." she said fiddling with his hair.
"I-I.." he stuttered.
"Onegai??" she repeated.
He sighed. "Fine..." he said stubbornly.
"Yay!" Kagome cried, bringing InuYasha into a hug just like the other day. "Doumo.... honey." she said slyly.
He sighed again. "Kagome, you really know how to sweet talk a guy, don't ya?" he asked, finally realizing what she had done.
"Hai!" she squeeled.
He kissed her forehead and chuckled. "Kagome, you are a real oddball, ne?"
"Call me whatever you want to, Inu-KUN..."
He laughed and slowly released Kagome's hold. "I'm guessing your folks said 'yes' then?"
"Hai.... but my grandpa put up a good fight, thank Kami-sama my mother sided with me."
"Well remember to pack then, we're leaving in... 3 days."
"Alright." Kagome said, turning to walk away when the bell sounded- school had began. "Ja!"
"Ja!" InuYasha called back, smirking.
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Rikku: Pretty good, ne? I think I actually did ok on this chapter!! I hope everyone understands the 'fun chapters' now. A 'journey' is starting to form! Heh-heh. Plus more moments and surprises! Stick with me through this, ok?
Tell me your thoughts about these 'fun chapters' with reviews, onegai! *Puts on cute chibi face* XD
Btw, (by the way) 'Purachina' means 'Platinum', I think I already mentioned that but, oh well.
Dewa Mata
x-Rikku-x
P.S. I don't actually have editors, I just added them for fun. XP